October 7th

The Lander Valley Tigers took control of the game early, building a 14-0 lead. Buffalo finally scores late in the game to pull within 14-7, but the Tigers hold on and run out the clock to take the 14-7 win.

Big Horn National Forest officials have reopened the Shell and Adelaide Reservoir areas for full use. The closures were put in place about a month ago because of the Reservoir Fire burning in the area.

(Update: Two more deaths were reported by the CDC later Friday bringing the total to 21. One death reported was in NY and the other in Indiana.) -- Fatalities and illnesses are still being reported almost a month after the initial recall of listeria-infected cantaloupes, and the Sheridan County, Wyo. death was officially added to the Centers for Disease Control tally this week, bringing the national death toll to 19.

Buffalo City Councilman Bruce Hepp was found dead in his residence Thursday evening in Buffalo, apparently of natural causes.
Not a lot of information is known at this time, but Buffalo Mayor Randy Dyess released a statement Thursday night.

Bruce Hepp Obituary

Funeral services for Bruce Hepp, 52-year-old Buffalo resident who passed away peacefully Thursday evening at his home in Buffalo, will be held Monday, October 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Big Horn Baptist Church in Buffalo with Pastor Clay Alexander officiating.

The City of Sheridan and the Sheridan Area Water Supply received some good news out of Cheyenne Thursday as the State Loan and Investment Board approved almost $6 million in grants and long-term low interest loans for the Big Goose and Sheridan Water Treatment Plants.